Eurasian Lynx:
The elusive Eurasian lynx has been photographed for the first time in Sikkim
- The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized wild cat.
- It lives in a wide range from Western Europe to Russia and Central Asia.
- They live in temperate broadleaf boreal or mixed forests with lots of undergrowth for cover.
- These animals also inhabit the Himalayas’ northern slopes, the alpine tundra, mountains in the central Asian desert area, and all of the Tibetan Plateau.
- They can live in rocky areas, brushy spaces, and open forests.
- The Eurasian Lynx is an elusive, solitary and territorial animal
- Typically crepuscular or nocturnal, Eurasian lynxes are mainly active at dawn and dusk
- They are good climbers and sometimes lie in trees and high rocks.
- They are strictly carnivorous.
- Habitat loss as a result of deforestation, loss of prey due to illegal hunting, and game hunting
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN: Least Concern.
